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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Christmas Tales . . . Episode Two

THE SAGA OF UNCLE BILL CONTINUES... Since a wonderful new tradition had begun, my siblings, cousins and I now had something really special to look forward to each Christmas Eve at our grandparent’s house. Not only was it a marvelous gathering of the entire family, but we now knew that, at some... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 17, 2012

Christmas Tales . . . Episode One

WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT UNCLE BILL? Since it’s that time of year again, I thought I would regale you all with a few lighthearted excerpts from my childhood Christmas’, purely for your amusement... When I was a very young child in the early ’60’s, my father’s side of the family decided to begin a very... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 14, 2012

One stinkin' letter can make all the difference!

IT REALLY IS ALL ABOUT THE SPELLING! Recently, a few people posted blogs about the importance and pitfalls of proper spelling ( please forgive me... I cannot recall whose posts they were ). But I was reminded of this particular topic recently when a friend and I were reminiscing about something... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Just how good of an actor or actress are you?

SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST HARD TO LIKE This topic may have been broached before, but I’d like to reopen it because of a recent incident... Each and every day, I do my best to follow the Golden Rule, giving everyone the benefit of the doubt and the same amount of respect I would want for myself. However,... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 10, 2012

E.T. eventually found his way home . . . could you?

CAN THERE ACTUALLY BE UNIVERSAL DIRECTIONS? I recently finished a wonderful trilogy by my favorite sci-fi author Alan Dean Foster called The Taken ( “ Lost And Found,” “ The Light-Years Beneath My Feet,” “ The Candle Of Distant Earth ” ). It had an excellent premise, and ended up presenting an... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 7, 2012

Keeping the "eclectic movement" alive and well!

SENTIMENTALITY TRUMPS MOTIF I’m fairly certain that a good many people find great comfort in their homes primarily because of the way it is decorated. All of the furniture, all of the appliances, all of the paintings, curtains, rugs and carpeting, all of the tchotchkes, knick-knacks and bric-a-brac,... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Beer, beer everywhere . . . but I ain't drinkin' any of it!

BEER LOVERS ( AND ABUSERS ) UNITE! Here’s something I came across recently that might give some people a slight startle, and others a slight chuckle... Apparently, my fair homestate of New Jersey is not considered a beer-lovin’ state! According to a report by the Beer Institute, per capita, New... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 3, 2012

To some, a simple comic strip. To others, a work of art!

CALVIN & HOBBES ON THE AUCTION BLOCK I don’t know how many of you out there are or were fans of the comic strip Calvin & Hobbes, but it was always one of my favorites. It was a shame when Bill Watterson ended its run in 1995. But here’s a story I came across recently concerning young Calvin and his... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 29, 2012

The sexiest man alive? What does China think?

CAN YOU SAY SATIRE, BOYS AND GIRLS? Here’s a story I came across recently that might give some of you a chuckle... The People’s Daily, the Chinese Communist Party’s mouthpiece, ran a rather large feature on its website earlier this week on North Korea’s young leader Kim Jong-Un being named The... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Elves, gnomes, leprechauns & fairies . . . maybe! But Bigfoot? C'mon!

LET’S KEEP IT REAL HERE! I’m not sure what types of responses I’m gonna get broaching this particular topic, but let’s throw caution to the wind, just for the heck of it. A recent conversation with my good friend Howard ( the same one who produced my billiards trophy ) had me both chuckling, and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Like the famous Roman stand-up philosopher Comicus once exclaimed: “I coalesce the vapor of human experience into a viable and logical comprehension.” In other words, I see, hear and read about a lot of peculiar things, try to make some sense of them, and then pass them on to you, hopefully in a whimsical but common sense way. Strap yourselves in . . . this ride can sometimes be a little bumpy! From the author of "The Hindering" and "Welcome To America-Society In Decline"

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